Former Sudanese FM Survives Assassination Attempt
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- Created on Sunday, 23 March 2008 21:47
- Written by Enoch Daniel Aba
Sources: sudaneseonline.com, sudantribune.com
KHARTOUM (AFP) — Former Sudanese foreign minister and controversial southern politician Lam Akol has survived an assassination attempt that killed three of his assistants, local media reported on Sunday.
The attackers targeted Akol's convoy on Saturday in Upper Nile State, part of the autonomous south, on route back to provincial capital Malakal, reported the Sudan Media Centre, which is close to the intelligence services.
Akol escaped unhurt, but a driver, bodyguard and accountant were killed in the attack, reported the SMC. A number of people were wounded in clashes between the assailants and Akol's bodyguards, the agency added.
Officials from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, Akol's political movement that fought two decades of civil war against Khartoum until a power-sharing deal was signed in 2005, were not available to comment.
Akol was replaced as foreign minister by senior SPLM official, Deng Alor, in a cabinet reshuffle last October.
The SPLM had pushed strongly for his removal over Akol's perceived closeness to President Omar al-Beshir's National Congress Party, its coalition partners and former enemy during the civil war.
The SPLM suspended Akol last December while an internal committee probed allegations that he colluded with two junior ministers to undermine the party.
The committee absolved him, but recommended that the two junior ministers be dismissed.
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24-03-2008 05:50:43 |Unregistered| Jwothab Othow
This incident should not be surprise to the Southerners now, because number of times the Islamic extremist in north Sudan stated several time that they will target high ranks officials from Southern Sudan. If this is true, SPLM must go after these perpetrators and bring them to justice. This is a shameful crime! Southerners should have learned by now after the death of Dr.John Garang three years ago. We are dealing with thinking enemy who continue target the South Sudan future leaders. May our divine father Nyikang’s power and His blessing continue to protect our brother Lam Akol and the rest of Chollo’s sons who might be in danger. I hope those who carry out this shameful crime are not the southerners because it will be a disgrace for South and unforgivable crime.
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26-03-2008 10:23:25 |Unregistered| Jiben Stephen (Sudan)
I thank the our that report as part of activity of giving information to the society, but I think some parts of the report is not very accurate like the one above in arabic language.
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26-03-2008 10:27:52 |Unregistered| Jiben Stephen (Sudan)
Correction:
sorry I mean I thanks our brother who made the report.
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30-03-2008 01:40:34 |Unregistered| Francis Akic
I want to say sorry for our Hon/ Dr Lam Akol and they families of our victims of the terrible accident it happened last week let the might God rest their souls intrenal peace. And For how long we fight once another?
Dr Lam and their competent I know Dr Lam when I was a young boy in our area long time ago when Dr Lam was student in university of Khartoum during the holiday he like to spent his holiday in village South east of Malakal.
And stayed there with people in under the tree and listening to the difference stories from the oldies people then him and keep queite carefully to observe everything that time I knew him has vision and wisdom.Dr Lam was born in the known family his father was medicine assistant many people knew him long time ago and gave life to served the people of the southern Sudan he worded in difference area in the south.
In 1955 the people of southern Sudan rebel against northern political system especially the area of human resource was not fair between the South and North Sudan and skins racism and religion the people of the South Sudan distinguish as second citizen in the country so the went to bush in that time collo played rule to defend the Southern Sudan land and when the agreement 1972 Collo was knock out tens years passed and southeness went bush again what happened in period of short time.
And SPLA SPLM came as revolution of the intellectual people of the head of Dr John Garang
Dr Lam Left the university of Khartoum enjoined movement and he become commander and important member of the SPLA /SPLm and played role to SPLA stand on feet till today he is still a member of the SPLA /SPLM.
And lastly he become one of target we forgot our enemy and turned the gun to ourselve what happened last week is not good for our future we reached very bad stage as Collo we should remind ourselve and our footstep where will we go if tomorrow the South Sudan will stand itself as independent what the future we will be?
The sprit of killing is not the best way to achieve the goals the best way of the political campaign to stage to defeat your competition running campaign in the field in a way of Democratic system.











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Is this atrocious action was implemented by the enemy of peace and stability in Chollo land or by those who have hidden agenda? I think attempting or killing of someone for political, moral, or ideological reasons is the work of terrorists, is not part of our cultural behaviour. when we traced back and look at the impact of assassination attempts, both successful and unsuccessful, on nation's political institutions and on military conflicts all over the world one will feel sorry for its consequences. Any attempts wether successful or not, increase the probability of a conflict beginning.